Lab Alumni
PhD Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Aijia Gao
Time With the Lab: 2020-2026
Degree: PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Missouri
Currently: Consultant at ZS Associates
Awards: Ross Fellowship from Purdue University, Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology
Dr. Janel Jett
Time With the Lab: 2022-2024
Degree: PhD in Political Science from Purdue University
Currently: Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon
Awards: Chateaubriand Fellowship, Embassy of France in the United States, New Carbon Economy Consortium/Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, Bilsland Strategic Initiative Research Assistantship, Purdue Climate Change Research Center Student Travel Award, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Political Science at the University of Missouri
Dr. Taeik Kim
Time With the Lab: 2019-2026
Degree: PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Missouri
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow at Royal Holloway University of London
Awards: Society for Personality and Social Psychology Heritage Dissertation Award, Graduate Research Innovation Award(Purdue University), Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology
Affiliated Graduate Students
Dr. Mysha Clarke
Time With the Lab: 2016-2018
Degree: PhD in Natural Resources Social Science from Purdue University
Subsequently: Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow at Villanova University in the Department of Geography and the Environment
Currently: Assistant Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at the University of Florida
Dr. Layla Dang
Time With the Lab: 2018-2024
Degree: PhD in Social Psychology from Purdue University
Currently: Strada Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Michigan State University
Awards: Doctoral Fellowship (Purdue University), Purdue Climate Change Research Center Graduate Student Incentive Award
Adam Hampton, MS
Time With the Lab: 2016-2019
Degree: MS in Psychological Sciences at Purdue University
Currently: Assistant Professor at Grand Rapids Community College
Dr. Kimberly Ordonez
Time With the Lab: 2016-2018
Degree: PhD in Natural Resources Social Science from Purdue University
Subsequently: Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow at Villanova University in the Department of Geography and the Environment
Currently: Assistant Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at the University of Florida
Dr. Thomas Hamori
Time With the Lab: 2017
Degree: BS in Mathematics at Purdue University
Subsequently: PhD in Mathematics at the University of South Carolina
Currently: Software Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Aubree Hardesty
Time With the Lab: 2022-2024
Degree: PhD in Political Science from the University of Missouri
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Colorado
Dr. Donald Snyder
Time With the Lab: 2021-2026
Degree: PhD in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher at Wesleyan University
Awards: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, International Society for Self and Identity Mini Grant
Dr. Sydney Wicks
Time With the Lab: 2021-2026
Degree: PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Mississippi
Currently: Visiting Assistant Professor at Morehouse College
Awards: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students/Psi Chi Junior Scientist Fellowship, Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology, Social-Personality Undergraduate Research Program (SPUR)
Dr. Xiaofang (Viola) Zheng
Time With the Lab: 2017-2020
Degree: MS in Experimental Psychology and Applied Statistics
Subsequently: PhD in Experimental Psychology at Purdue University
Currently: Data Scientist at ByteDance
Awards: Graduate Research Innovation Award (Purdue University), Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Grant-in-Aid
Lab Managers
Bianca DeSilva
Time With the Lab: 2024-2025
Degree: BS in Psychology at Duke University
Subsequently: Lab Manager of the REACT Lab with Dr. Sean Lane
Currently: PhD Candidate at Western Michigan University
Awards:
Dr. Ezgi Ozgumus
Time With the Lab: 2017-2018
Currently:
Subsequently: PhD Candidate in Orginasational Behaviour at London Business School
Currently: Assistant Professor of Management at NYU Abu Dhabi
Leslie Remache
Time With the Lab: 2019-2020
Currently: PhD Candidate in Social Psychology at Stanford University
Awards: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Diversity Undergraduate Registration Award
Research Assistants
Doonyah Alucozai
Time With the Lab: 2021-2022
Degree: BS in Brain and Behavioral Sciences from Purdue University
Currently: Head of HCP Community at Impiricus
Awards: Outstanding Sophomore (Purdue University)
Emily Boyne, Ed.S.
Time With the Lab: 2015-2016
Subsequently: Completed the Education Specialist program at The Ohio State University
Currently: Working as a School Psychologist
Abi Click
Time With the Lab: 2022-2024
Degree: BS in Psychological Sciences, BA in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies from Purdue University
Currently: PhD Candidate in Social Psychology at the University of Connecticut
Awards: Outstanding Sophomore (Purdue University)
Celine Jusuf, MA
Time With the Lab: 2018-2019
Degree: BS in Psychological Sciences at Purdue University
Subsequently: MA in Social Psychology at San Diego State University
Sungmin (Derek) Kahng
Time With the Lab: 2018-2020
Degree: BS in Psychological Sciences at Purdue University
Subsequently: PhD Candidate in Social Psychology at the University of Kentucky
Currently: PhD Candidate in Social Psychology at the University of Chicago
Taewon Kang, MS
Time With the Lab: 2019-2022
Degree: BS in Psychological Sciences and Political Science at Purdue University
Subsequently: MS in Social Entrepreneurship at The University of Southern California
Dr. Zehan (Leo) Li
Time With the Lab: 2017-2018
Degree: BS in Psychological Sciences at Purdue University
Subsequently: MS in Medical Informatics and MHS in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, PhD in Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston
Currently: Chief Operating Officer at DeepKin
Colby Light, MS
Time With the Lab: 2017
Degree: BS in Psychological Sciences at Purdue University
Subsequently: MS in Socio-Ecological Economics at WU Vienna
Dr. Brittany Mihalec-Adkins
Time With the Lab: 2015-2018
Degree: PhD in Human Development and Family Studies at Purdue University
Currently: Research Scientist at Child Trends
Awards: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Center for the Environment Summer Graduate Research Assistant Grant
Hannah Mullin
Time With the Lab: 2020-2021
Degree: BS in Psychological Sciences at Purdue University
Subsequently: Master of Social Work at Indiana University - Indianapolis
Currently: Clinical Research Specialist at Indiana University - Indianapolis
Carlos Rebollar, MS
Time With the Lab: 2022
Subsequently: Lab Manager for the Deepest Beliefs Lab with Dr. Kurt Gray
Currently: AI Engineer at Fifth Third Bank
Awards: Social-Personality Undergraduate Research Program (SPUR)
Antonia Roach
Time With the Lab: 2016-2017
Degree: BS in Psychological Sciences at Purdue University
Subsequently: MS in Higher Education Administration at Syracuse University
Currently: PhD Candidate in Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis
Awards: Center for the Environment Undergraduate Research Internship Program, Undergraduate Research Support Award, Center for the Environment Summer Research Internship Program
Priyanka Subrahmanyam
Time With the Lab: 2021-2023
Degree: BS in Brain and Behavioral Science and BA in French Studies at Purdue University
Currently: JD Candidate at Indiana University Law School
Awards: Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Kelly Velazquez
Time With the Lab: 2019 Summer Scholar in the SCSC Lab
Currently: Director of Energy Leadership for the Clean Energy Institute
Awards: Summer Research Opportunity Program Oral Presentation Award and Poster Presentation Award, 2nd Place, Summer Research Opportunities Program
Stefanie Walsh
Time With the Lab: 2017-2020
Degree: BA in Political Science and Government at Purdue University
Subsequently: MS in Business Analytics and Information Management at Purdue University
Currently: Senior Consultant for the Altus Group
Awards: Society for Personality and Social Psychology Undergraduate Diversity Registration Award,
Outstanding Senior in Purdue University Department of Political Science, Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Internship Program